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umbrella plant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. umbrella plant (noun)
  2. alpine umbrella plant (noun)

umbrella plant

noun

Definition of UMBRELLA PLANT

: a perennial sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) of Madagascar that has large terminal whorls of slender leaves and is often grown as an ornamental

First Known Use of UMBRELLA PLANT

circa 1909

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